SHINE SA, May 5, 2020 SHINE SA will now temporarily provide a full 28-day supply of Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) medication in place of the usual five-day starter pack. This measure has been put in place with the assistance of SA Health to help limit movement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, clients received a five-day HIV PEP starter pack and then the remaining medication...
SAMESH, 1/5/2020 In lieu of SAMESH’s face to face cooking classes for PLHIV and older LGBTIQ+ folk, Paul has been developing and trying our recipes again this week. Savoury Mince This week Paul’s savoury course has a retro twist – perhaps you can serve it in ramekins! You can use any kind of mince you have on hand, including your favourite vegetarian alternative. It is an easy...
During this time when SAMESH can’t hold their monthly cooking class for PLHIV and older LGBTIQ+ folk in person, Paul has been busy creating recipes for everyone to try,. This week he made an old favourite – stuffed capsicums, and also tried (and approved) a new dessert – strawberry shortcake. The capsicums can be easily adapted to vegetarian using lentils or your favourite meat...
SAMESH, 17th April 2020 Paul has once again been busy whipping up more simple and inexpensive recipes, now that SAMESH can’t hold their monthly cooking class for PLHIV and older LGBTIQ+ folk in person. This week he brings you a few yummy pastry comfort foods, which use some ingredients people may have on hand at home: two versions of a quiche, and a dessert. Download recipe for Paul’s bacon...
SAMESH, 2nd April 2020 With their community programs – like the cooking class for PLHIV and older LGBTIQ+ folk – being unable to proceed in the usual way due to current circumstances, SAMESH are thinking up new and different ways they can bring information, events, and connection to their communities. For this month’s class, Paul has been looking at recipes that can be made...
Thorne Harbour Health – media release, 26 March 2020 For the first time in its four-decade history, Thorne Harbour Health is calling on communities to stop having casual sex in the face of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Thorne Harbour Health, formerly the Victorian AIDS Council, is calling on LGBTI communities and people living with HIV to limit their risk of COVID-19 transmission...